I haven't done very well in keeping records the last few days. Not posting over the weekend kinda got me off track. Not on the diet, but on the blogging.
I was rather surprised that this weekend went as well as it did. I did drink quite a bit, but as far as the food goes, it wasn't bad at all. And it wasn't like I was fall down drunk all weekend. But I am sure I consumed WAY too many calories in that department.
Supper on Mother's Day consisted of a spinach salad, Cornish game hen on a bed of wild rice with asparagus and sweet pea pods, all followed by bananas foster. My Dad, brother, and husband all prepared the meal. It was AWESOME. And, I didn't eat til I was stuffed. I just ate until I was content.
I have taken on a new outlook on eating. I am not eating just three "big" meals a day. I am eating more like 5-6 tiny meals a day without going over the calorie count. It's working well, because I never hit that "starving" mark where I want to sit in front of an open refrigerator door and binge. I just eat an apple here, a cup of yogurt there, a sandwich here, a handful of dried fruit there...... it's nice. I like it. The kids are liking it too. There is always something good for them to snack on and it seems as though we are all eating better. Not that they ever ate bad. Honestly, my kids are the type that if you put a cookie in one hand and an apple in the other, they will eat the apple first. I am taking lessons from them.
The other thing that is aiding in our eating better is the fact that they just opened a grocery store about a mile from my house. It used to be that the closest one was about 10 miles away. Not conducive to getting fresh fruits and veggies and them not going bad (I made 8 loaves of banana bread a couple weeks ago because we over bought on bananas and they all went "bad" too fast). Now, I can go to the store every other day and get some fresh fruits and veggies and it only takes me about 10 minutes round trip, vs the 45 minute minimum to go to the old one. YAAAAYYYY!!!!
Tomorrow I will weigh in. From then on out, Tuesdays are weigh in days. Mondays suck bad enough the way it is. We'll make it Tuesdays.
Also.... needing ideas (other than my bike) for exercise that require little foot use. Have plantars warts that are being treated and the treadmill is NOT going to happen for about a month. Ideas???
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First of all - where's the new grocery store?! That is exciting. I know how much it meant to me to live right near the Bag N Save that we do - and HyVee right close the other way. We can always run to the store!
Exercise - look up core exercises. Stuff you can do in you living room that will strengthen your middle while getting a little cardio too. Think leg lifts, push ups, squats, etc. If you google core exercises, I'm sure you will get some ideas!
Thanks for the post (FINALLY!) I was feeling lonely. My stipend $ finally came (yay) so I'm off to Complete Nutrition. I had a moment of sadness, what I'd really like to do is go shopping. But I'm going to stick with my plan and try Envision. Found out Trish has been taking it, and look how well she's doing!(It's disgusting, really, how good she looks!)
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